SlickText
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Features
46 features across 9 categories
Analytics(3)
Set up automated tests to compare messaging, CTAs, send times, and other variables
Customize campaign, workflow, and inbox reports with ability to export and share visual and raw data
Real-time metrics on SMS campaign results, response times, workflow performance, revenue generation, and subscriber source data
Audience Growth(5)
Allow customers to subscribe by texting a keyword to your number, triggering automated customized responses
Create QR codes in seconds to let people subscribe quickly or access key online destinations
Turn social media followers into subscribers with frictionless two-tap opt-in links
Build landing pages to share across social and email channels, or embed forms into existing website pages to collect subscriber data
Attention-grabbing website popups to subscribe site visitors to text alerts
Audience Management(8)
Require customers to reply with their date of birth before being eligible to subscribe
Collect valuable contact data for smarter segmentation with AI agents that match your brand voice
Store unlimited custom contact data meaningful to your business for segmentation and personalized messaging
Upload existing subscriber lists directly into the platform with transferable express written consent
Activate SlickText AI capabilities to recognize and remove contacts who no longer wish to receive messaging
Segment your audience based on limitless data points and real-time contact behavior for highly relevant messaging
Automatically track dead, disconnected, and unreachable numbers and remove them to prevent wasted messages
Store unlimited contact records in your account
Automation(7)
Send personalized birthday messages to every subscriber with optional special offers
Automate customer journeys based on ecommerce behavior including cart recovery and product interactions
Schedule entire series of text promotions in advance or set up recurring messages at regular intervals
Automate review collection by incentivizing customers to post reviews on Yelp, Google, and other platforms
Track browsing sessions and move customers through workflows based on page views, product views, cart statuses, and Shopify conditions
Send automated welcome offers and tailored text messages to individuals at the right time
Drag-and-drop workflow builder to create personalized customer journeys based on real-time data and contact behavior with no code required
Billing(1)
Unused credits roll over to next billing period (one month for monthly plans, one year for annual plans)
Customer Support(6)
Assign conversations based on team needs, close conversations after set days, and configure auto-responses outside office hours
One-on-one private conversations with customers for customer support and engagement with team collaboration features
Blend support software efficiency with text messaging familiarity for managing customer engagements with routing, collaboration, tags, and statuses
Deliver exceptional one-on-one messaging experience with every subscriber
Collaborate on customer messaging with entire support team, leave notes, rotate assignments, and clear inbox together
Organize conversations by tags and status to prevent messages from falling through the cracks
Integrations(4)
REST API and webhooks providing maximum flexibility and control for building enterprise applications
Custom-built integrations and complex automations engineered by SlickText team
16+ native integrations for ecommerce, email marketing, and contact management to leverage valuable customer data
Connect SlickText with thousands of popular services through fully featured Zapier app
Messaging(9)
Leverage AI to craft the perfect message in mass texting campaigns, optimizing tone, length, and emoji usage
Create, customize, and send contact cards within SlickText to increase deliverability and engagement
Receive incoming text messages from customers at no additional cost
Deliver personalized messages at scale to audiences of any size with hyper-targeted, segmented mass texting
Attach images, gifs, and videos to text messages with up to 1,600 characters per message (10X longer than standard SMS)
Port existing sending number from another text platform or use existing landline for business texting
Address contacts by name and deliver personalized content to increase customer engagement and response
One premium sending number included with each plan
Provision a short code on behalf of customer or secure local number with fast-track carrier verification
Support(3)
Personalized onboarding session with in-house expert to set up texting program and optimize usage
Assigned customer success manager to monitor performance, provide tailored advice, and offer live support
Direct line to expert support via phone, chat, or email
Pricing
Free
- ✓14-day free trial
- ✓All tools included
- ✓No credit card required
Starter
- ✓500 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Pro
- ✓1,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Standard
- ✓2,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Advanced
- ✓3,500 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Premium
- ✓5,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Professional
- ✓10,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Elite
- ✓25,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Enterprise
- ✓50,000 credits per month
- ✓Free incoming texts
- ✓Unlimited contacts
- ✓Rollover credits
- ✓Live phone, chat, and email support
- ✓One premium sending number
- ✓1-on-1 onboarding
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Enterprise Custom
- ✓Custom message credits
- ✓Custom integrations
- ✓Custom solutions
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Buying SlickText saves ~$26,520 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
5 known integrations